Bedford Rowing events information
We are also planning to live stream future Heads on YouTube, watch out for further updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
We've updated our list of Frequently Asked Questions to hopefully address many of the queries you may have about entering or visiting our events as a competitor, spectator, volunteer or supplier. We've also added a 'Meet the team' page so that you know who you are dealing with on our events team and put a name to a face on racing days.Bedford Autumn Fours and Small Boats Head
The poster for the event is now available. Entries will open on BROE on Saturday 12th September, closing on Thursday 1 October, or when we reach full capacity (as we have done in previous years). We look forward to seeing you again in Bedford!Course videos
A series of information videos about the Head and the course have been prepared. We hope they are of interest to coaches, coxes and competitors. We'll add to these with new topics or updates, so please do let us know if you have any requests for further details. If you click the 'subscribe' and select update notifications within YouTube then you'll find out as soon as we release new content.
Further information
Supporting documents for our next event, the Bedford Fours & Small Boats Head:
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Head Safety Plan and key information for competitors |
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Head race local rules of racing |
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Parking information (trailer parking is allowed on Longholme for this Head |
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Competition risk assessment |
Environment Agency live river level page
Car Parking
- At present we expect to be able to use Longholme, next to the boating lake, for trailer and towing vehicle parking. This gives good access to the schools boathouse and also the pontoon beyond the finish line for deboating. However, the schools boathouse hard can become congested and crews boating from this side of the river risk not being able to boat in time for your division. Please don't delay boating: be ready to get afloat as soon as the previous division has passed by the schools boathouse.
- An alternative option is to boat from the other side of the river, adjacent to The Embankment. With lower river banks, boating is possible along a much longer section of river with care, so there won't be such pressure on space between divisions. We pay to reserve a section of The Embankment from Tennyson Road to Bushmead Avenue. Only boat trailers and their associated towing vehicles should park here on event day, any other vehicle is liable to a parking ticket. Bedford Rowing Club will not get involved in any disputes about parking tickets for non-towing vehicles: you are on your own there.
- Trailers may be left there overnight before the event but we don't recommend this, it is at a club's own risk. We have no security provision for this stretch of road.
- All of our Head race events are on Sundays, so many of the parking restrictions enforced with great zeal by Bedford Borough Council's parking attendants are relaxed. See the council's parking pages for details, including an interactive map.
For trailer towing vehicles
For competitors and supporters
Post-event prize collection
We pride ourselves in getting results calculated, checked and published before the last crews from a division are off the water, so ask that crews check our results online and come to the Registration desk on the first floor at Bedford Rowing Club to collect your prizes before you leave. However, we recognise that some crews need to depart before the last crews in your event have raced, so can make arrangements for prizes to be collected at subsequent head races, other competitions that our umpires are visiting or even by post (after payment of a small fee to cover tracked postage and packing). Please fill in our prize collection form to specify your choice.
Contact details
- Our postal address is Events Office, Bedford Rowing Club, Duck Mill Lane, BEDFORD, MK42 0AX
- Events enquiries can be emailed to Events@bedfordrowing.co.uk
- After making an entry on BROE, entries enquiries can be emailed to Entries@bedfordrowing.co.uk
- Our Events Team can be phoned on 01234 958710